Open Boot Lid w/ Batter Disconnected?

[bosstones]

I got sidetracked from doing some maintenance on my X1 (35i) so it's been napping for a while on my quick jack. I had the battery disconnected and was thinking of pulling it and putting it on a battery tender. Apparently the small towel I used to keep the boot lid from latching shut shifted so the lid is latched. Is there way a manually release it or do I need to crawl inside and reconnect the battery?

[wheela]

I believe i've seen a manual release inside the hatch on mine? Never used it, not sure if it's electronic or mechanical. If you search, I know I've seen easy fixes for this, but don't know them off the top of my head, as I haven't needed them yet

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by wheela

I believe i've seen a manual release inside the hatch on mine? Never used it, not sure if it's electronic or mechanical. If you search, I know I've seen easy fixes for this, but don't know them off the top of my head, as I haven't needed them yet

I'll have to take a look. I don't recall seeing anything but, then again, I never had a reason to check. I just know I haven't seen a safety release w/ a goow in the dark pull fob like the trunk of cars/sedans.

As over-engineered as our cars are, there's bound to be something.

[MauX1]

Originally Posted by bosstones

I got sidetracked from doing some maintenance on my X1 (35i) so it's been napping for a while on my quick jack. I had the battery disconnected and was thinking of pulling it and putting it on a battery tender. Apparently the small towel I used to keep the boot lid from latching shut shifted so the lid is latched. Is there way a manually release it or do I need to crawl inside and reconnect the battery?

Probably you have already opened the boot lid. In case you have not, there is little rectangular tab on the internal cover of the lid. You have to pull it as it is attached to a wire that releases the latch.

This tab looks like a 1"x 1/2" bolt cover

Hope this helps you or someone in the future

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by MauX1

Probably you have already opened the boot lid. In case you have not, there is little rectangular tab on the internal cover of the lid. You have to pull it as it is attached to a wire that releases the latch.

This tab looks like a 1"x 1/2" bolt cover

Hope this helps you or someone in the future

Indeed! I had left all the doors unlocked so I opened a rear door, climbed up/in, and dropped the back seat to get access. There was more slack on the line than I figured but it did the trick.